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How to Install Undercabinet LED Lighting

Help make meal prep easier and add mood lighting with peel-and-stick tape lined with LEDs

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Generation NEXT

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TOH master carpenter Norm Abram and Mike Rowe of mikeroweWORKS announce their partnership to support closing the...

Creating the Next Skilled Generation

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What are your favorite hues for a cozy nook? Dark or light, calm or bright, we can’t wait to see them! Submit your...

Coloring Contest | Win $500 in Cash Prizes

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A 1939 Russell Woods-area home is restored with help from the community. Watch full episodes on demand here

SEASON FINALE! The Detroit House

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Eight apprentices in our Generation NEXT program will work alongside the TOH master crew to help expand and restore...

SNEAK PEEK! Newton Generation NEXT House

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TOH heads south to restore and renovate two historic homes with additional apprentices

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Everything you want to know about outdoor decks, decking materials, rails, furniture, finishes, safety, repair...

Decks

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Everything you need to know about planning, seeding, fertilizing, irrigating, weeding, maintaining, mowing, and...

Lawn Care

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Easy DIY upgrades for a pet-friendly home. See below for step-by-step tutorials, solutions to common pet problems,...

Have Pets? DIY Projects You'll Love

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Customizable and interesting ways to create a bold focal point

9 DIY Headboards You Can Make

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Richard Trethewey gives advice on maintaining a forced-air heating system to control dust

Preventing Dust From Forced-Air Heating and Cooling Systems

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Two attentive homeowners turn their has-been house into a gracious home by getting every detail just right

A Neocolonial Room-By-Room Revival

Choosing a New Furnace

Q: It's time to replace my gas furnace. Can you give me some idea of what I should be looking for?

Choosing a New Furnace

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Scale and symmetry fixes turn a lackluster Cape into a looker

Photoshop Redo: Adding Farmhouse Appeal

a backyard pond

Want to introduce an attractive new dimension to your landscape? Just add water. The experts at This Old House...

Everything You Need to Know to Build the Perfect Backyard Pond

installing a wind turbine in Texas

Renewable-energy expert Ross Trethewey shows Ask This Old House host Kevin O'Connor why Texas is the ideal...

How to Install a Home Wind Turbine

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Kevin O'Connor installs an outlet cover to childproof a home

Ask This Old House Host Kevin O'Connor shows a new mom a few tips to keep her baby safe around the house by using...

How to Add Childproofing to a Home

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Coloring Contest | Win $500 in Cash Prizes

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Easy DIY upgrades for a pet-friendly home. See below for step-by-step tutorials, solutions to common pet problems,...

Have Pets? DIY Projects You'll Love

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Yep. You read that correctly. Make these changes at your entry to stop dirt from ever entering your home in the first...

4 Small Upgrades That'll Clean Your House for You

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Beat the heat this summer by having the cleanest, coolest, and most-efficient air conditioner on the block.

Top 10 Tips: Air Conditioning

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They’re one of the things that make your home special. Here’s how to give them extra love—but not too much

How to Clean Wood Floors

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Use energy-efficient LEDs to cast a warm glow on the deck, stairs, and trees, and you can extend the party (safely)...

How to Add a Little Mood Lighting to Your Deck

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Ipe is the gold standard, but plenty of other species stack up quite nicely on looks and longevity, often at a lower...

All About Hardwood Decking

IKEA dresser made over in 5 different styles

A plain flat-pack dresser gets a vintage-hardware-fueled redo. Then another, and another...

IKEA Dresser: One Piece, Five Ways

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A couple of native Detroiters dive into the renovation of a 1939 house with the help of family, friends—and This Old...

The Detroit House: Before

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Nine months after it went up for auction, an abandoned 1939 house makes a stunning comeback

The Detroit House: After

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Detroit house project exterior

A 1939 Russell Woods-area home is restored with help from the community. Watch full episodes on demand here

SEASON FINALE! The Detroit House

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Eight apprentices in our Generation NEXT program will work alongside the TOH master crew to help expand and restore...

SNEAK PEEK! Newton Generation NEXT House

Rhode Island beach House rendering

Every year, TOH joins with a few of your favorite home-improvement brands to build a breathtaking "Idea House." Our...

IDEA HOUSE! Rhode Island Beach House

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TOH heads south to restore and renovate two historic homes with additional apprentices

SNEAK PEEK! Charleston Single House

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Get the look of a full makeover in your bath without the cost of one

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